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Clinical Decision Support Work Group | Maturity Level: 1 | Trial Use | Security Category: Business | Compartments: No defined compartments |
The EvidenceVariable resource describes an element that knowledge (Evidence) is about.
This resource is a definition resource from a FHIR workflow perspective - see Workflow, specifically Definition.
The scope of the EvidenceVariable Resource is to describe an element that knowledge (evidence) is about. The EvidenceVariable Resources are expected to be used with Evidence Resources to facilitate searching and knowledge representation.
Evidence may be reported for different types of knowledge. One commonly used format for expression of what evidence is about is the "PICO" format. PICO stands for:
Population - the population within which exposures and outcomes are being considered
Intervention - the conditional state or exposure state being described for which one is expressing the risk of or effect on an outcome
Comparison - the alternative conditional state or alternative exposure state when one is comparing states for the effect on an outcome
Outcome - the result or effect of an intervention or exposure in a population
PICO (and its variants like PECO or PICOT) is a universal acronym used in evidence-based medicine communities to clearly express research questions and evidence findings.
The EvidenceVariable Resource allows expression of the components of a PICO question in codeable and reusable formats. The EvidenceVariable.definition element has a CodeableReference datatype which can define the PICO component as a concept and/or reference to a Group Resource.
The Resource describing evidence findings (Evidence) will reference EvidenceVariable to describe what the evidence findings are about.
Structure
Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
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EvidenceVariable | TU | DomainResource | A definition of an exposure, outcome, or other variable + Warning: Name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension Interfaces Implemented: MetadataResource | |
url | ΣC | 0..1 | uri | Canonical identifier for this evidence variable, represented as a URI (globally unique) + Warning: URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic |
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Additional identifier for the evidence variable |
version | Σ | 0..1 | string | Business version of the evidence variable |
versionAlgorithm[x] | Σ | 0..1 | How to compare versions Binding: Version Algorithm (Extensible) | |
versionAlgorithmString | string | |||
versionAlgorithmCoding | Coding | |||
name | ΣC | 0..1 | string | Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly) |
title | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name for this evidence variable (human friendly) |
shortTitle | Σ | 0..1 | string | Title for use in informal contexts |
status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | draft | active | retired | unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (Required) |
experimental | 0..1 | boolean | For testing purposes, not real usage | |
date | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | Date last changed |
publisher | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) |
contact | Σ | 0..* | ContactDetail | Contact details for the publisher |
description | Σ | 0..1 | markdown | Natural language description of the evidence variable |
note | 0..* | Annotation | Used for footnotes or explanatory notes | |
useContext | Σ | 0..* | UsageContext | The context that the content is intended to support |
purpose | 0..1 | markdown | Why this EvidenceVariable is defined | |
copyright | 0..1 | markdown | Use and/or publishing restrictions | |
copyrightLabel | T | 0..1 | string | Copyright holder and year(s) |
approvalDate | 0..1 | date | When the resource was approved by publisher | |
lastReviewDate | 0..1 | date | When the resource was last reviewed by the publisher | |
effectivePeriod | 0..1 | Period | When the resource is expected to be used | |
author | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who authored the content | |
editor | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who edited the content | |
reviewer | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who reviewed the content | |
endorser | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who endorsed the content | |
relatedArtifact | 0..* | RelatedArtifact | Additional documentation, citations, etc | |
actual | 0..1 | boolean | Actual or conceptual | |
definition | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableReference(Group) | Defines the variable with a concept and/or Reference Binding: Evidence Variable Definition (Example) |
handling | 0..1 | code | continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous Binding: Evidence Variable Handling (Required) | |
category | 0..* | BackboneElement | A grouping for ordinal or polychotomous variables | |
name | 0..1 | string | Description of the grouping | |
value[x] | 0..1 | Definition of the grouping | ||
valueCodeableConcept | CodeableConcept | |||
valueQuantity | Quantity | |||
valueRange | Range | |||
valueReference | Reference(Group) | |||
Documentation for this format |
See the Extensions for this resource
UML Diagram (Legend)
XML Template
<EvidenceVariable xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language --> <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension --> <url value="[uri]"/><!-- 0..1 Canonical identifier for this evidence variable, represented as a URI (globally unique) --> <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Additional identifier for the evidence variable --></identifier> <version value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Business version of the evidence variable --> <versionAlgorithm[x]><!-- 0..1 string|Coding How to compare versions --></versionAlgorithm[x]> <name value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly) --> <title value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Name for this evidence variable (human friendly) --> <shortTitle value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Title for use in informal contexts --> <status value="[code]"/><!-- 1..1 draft | active | retired | unknown --> <experimental value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 For testing purposes, not real usage --> <date value="[dateTime]"/><!-- 0..1 Date last changed --> <publisher value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) --> <contact><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Contact details for the publisher --></contact> <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Natural language description of the evidence variable --> <note><!-- 0..* Annotation Used for footnotes or explanatory notes --></note> <useContext><!-- 0..* UsageContext The context that the content is intended to support --></useContext> <purpose value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Why this EvidenceVariable is defined --> <copyright value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Use and/or publishing restrictions --> <copyrightLabel value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Copyright holder and year(s) --> <approvalDate value="[date]"/><!-- 0..1 When the resource was approved by publisher --> <lastReviewDate value="[date]"/><!-- 0..1 When the resource was last reviewed by the publisher --> <effectivePeriod><!-- 0..1 Period When the resource is expected to be used --></effectivePeriod> <author><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Who authored the content --></author> <editor><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Who edited the content --></editor> <reviewer><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Who reviewed the content --></reviewer> <endorser><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Who endorsed the content --></endorser> <relatedArtifact><!-- 0..* RelatedArtifact Additional documentation, citations, etc --></relatedArtifact> <actual value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Actual or conceptual --> <definition><!-- 0..1 CodeableReference(Group) Defines the variable with a concept and/or Reference --></definition> <handling value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous --> <category> <!-- 0..* A grouping for ordinal or polychotomous variables --> <name value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of the grouping --> <value[x]><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept|Quantity|Range|Reference(Group) Definition of the grouping --></value[x]> </category> </EvidenceVariable>
JSON Template
{ "resourceType" : "EvidenceVariable", // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension "url" : "<uri>", // Canonical identifier for this evidence variable, represented as a URI (globally unique) "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Additional identifier for the evidence variable "version" : "<string>", // Business version of the evidence variable // versionAlgorithm[x]: How to compare versions. One of these 2: "versionAlgorithmString" : "<string>", "versionAlgorithmCoding" : { Coding }, "name" : "<string>", // I Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly) "title" : "<string>", // Name for this evidence variable (human friendly) "shortTitle" : "<string>", // Title for use in informal contexts "status" : "<code>", // R! draft | active | retired | unknown "experimental" : <boolean>, // For testing purposes, not real usage "date" : "<dateTime>", // Date last changed "publisher" : "<string>", // Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) "contact" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Contact details for the publisher "description" : "<markdown>", // Natural language description of the evidence variable "note" : [{ Annotation }], // Used for footnotes or explanatory notes "useContext" : [{ UsageContext }], // The context that the content is intended to support "purpose" : "<markdown>", // Why this EvidenceVariable is defined "copyright" : "<markdown>", // Use and/or publishing restrictions "copyrightLabel" : "<string>", // Copyright holder and year(s) "approvalDate" : "<date>", // When the resource was approved by publisher "lastReviewDate" : "<date>", // When the resource was last reviewed by the publisher "effectivePeriod" : { Period }, // When the resource is expected to be used "author" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Who authored the content "editor" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Who edited the content "reviewer" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Who reviewed the content "endorser" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Who endorsed the content "relatedArtifact" : [{ RelatedArtifact }], // Additional documentation, citations, etc "actual" : <boolean>, // Actual or conceptual "definition" : { CodeableReference(Group) }, // Defines the variable with a concept and/or Reference "handling" : "<code>", // continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous "category" : [{ // A grouping for ordinal or polychotomous variables "name" : "<string>", // Description of the grouping // value[x]: Definition of the grouping. One of these 4: "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept }, "valueQuantity" : { Quantity }, "valueRange" : { Range }, "valueReference" : { Reference(Group) } }] }
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> . [ a fhir:EvidenceVariable; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension fhir:url [ uri ] ; # 0..1 Canonical identifier for this evidence variable, represented as a URI (globally unique) fhir:identifier ( [ Identifier ] ... ) ; # 0..* Additional identifier for the evidence variable fhir:version [ string ] ; # 0..1 Business version of the evidence variable # versionAlgorithm[x] : 0..1 How to compare versions. One of these 2 fhir:versionAlgorithm [ a fhir:string ; string ] fhir:versionAlgorithm [ a fhir:Coding ; Coding ] fhir:name [ string ] ; # 0..1 I Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly) fhir:title [ string ] ; # 0..1 Name for this evidence variable (human friendly) fhir:shortTitle [ string ] ; # 0..1 Title for use in informal contexts fhir:status [ code ] ; # 1..1 draft | active | retired | unknown fhir:experimental [ boolean ] ; # 0..1 For testing purposes, not real usage fhir:date [ dateTime ] ; # 0..1 Date last changed fhir:publisher [ string ] ; # 0..1 Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) fhir:contact ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Contact details for the publisher fhir:description [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Natural language description of the evidence variable fhir:note ( [ Annotation ] ... ) ; # 0..* Used for footnotes or explanatory notes fhir:useContext ( [ UsageContext ] ... ) ; # 0..* The context that the content is intended to support fhir:purpose [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Why this EvidenceVariable is defined fhir:copyright [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Use and/or publishing restrictions fhir:copyrightLabel [ string ] ; # 0..1 Copyright holder and year(s) fhir:approvalDate [ date ] ; # 0..1 When the resource was approved by publisher fhir:lastReviewDate [ date ] ; # 0..1 When the resource was last reviewed by the publisher fhir:effectivePeriod [ Period ] ; # 0..1 When the resource is expected to be used fhir:author ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Who authored the content fhir:editor ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Who edited the content fhir:reviewer ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Who reviewed the content fhir:endorser ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Who endorsed the content fhir:relatedArtifact ( [ RelatedArtifact ] ... ) ; # 0..* Additional documentation, citations, etc fhir:actual [ boolean ] ; # 0..1 Actual or conceptual fhir:definition [ CodeableReference(Group) ] ; # 0..1 Defines the variable with a concept and/or Reference fhir:handling [ code ] ; # 0..1 continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous fhir:category ( [ # 0..* A grouping for ordinal or polychotomous variables fhir:name [ string ] ; # 0..1 Description of the grouping # value[x] : 0..1 Definition of the grouping. One of these 4 fhir:value [ a fhir:CodeableConcept ; CodeableConcept ] fhir:value [ a fhir:Quantity ; Quantity ] fhir:value [ a fhir:Range ; Range ] fhir:value [ a fhir:Reference ; Reference(Group) ] ] ... ) ; ]
Changes from both R4 and R4B
EvidenceVariable | |
EvidenceVariable.versionAlgorithm[x] |
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EvidenceVariable.experimental |
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EvidenceVariable.purpose |
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EvidenceVariable.copyrightLabel |
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EvidenceVariable.actual |
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EvidenceVariable.definition |
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EvidenceVariable.handling |
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EvidenceVariable.category |
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EvidenceVariable.category.name |
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EvidenceVariable.category.value[x] |
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EvidenceVariable.subtitle |
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EvidenceVariable.jurisdiction |
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EvidenceVariable.topic |
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EvidenceVariable.type |
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EvidenceVariable.characteristic |
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See the Full Difference for further information
This analysis is available for R4 as XML or JSON and for R4B as XML or JSON.
Structure
Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
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EvidenceVariable | TU | DomainResource | A definition of an exposure, outcome, or other variable + Warning: Name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension Interfaces Implemented: MetadataResource | |
url | ΣC | 0..1 | uri | Canonical identifier for this evidence variable, represented as a URI (globally unique) + Warning: URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic |
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Additional identifier for the evidence variable |
version | Σ | 0..1 | string | Business version of the evidence variable |
versionAlgorithm[x] | Σ | 0..1 | How to compare versions Binding: Version Algorithm (Extensible) | |
versionAlgorithmString | string | |||
versionAlgorithmCoding | Coding | |||
name | ΣC | 0..1 | string | Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly) |
title | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name for this evidence variable (human friendly) |
shortTitle | Σ | 0..1 | string | Title for use in informal contexts |
status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | draft | active | retired | unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (Required) |
experimental | 0..1 | boolean | For testing purposes, not real usage | |
date | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | Date last changed |
publisher | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) |
contact | Σ | 0..* | ContactDetail | Contact details for the publisher |
description | Σ | 0..1 | markdown | Natural language description of the evidence variable |
note | 0..* | Annotation | Used for footnotes or explanatory notes | |
useContext | Σ | 0..* | UsageContext | The context that the content is intended to support |
purpose | 0..1 | markdown | Why this EvidenceVariable is defined | |
copyright | 0..1 | markdown | Use and/or publishing restrictions | |
copyrightLabel | T | 0..1 | string | Copyright holder and year(s) |
approvalDate | 0..1 | date | When the resource was approved by publisher | |
lastReviewDate | 0..1 | date | When the resource was last reviewed by the publisher | |
effectivePeriod | 0..1 | Period | When the resource is expected to be used | |
author | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who authored the content | |
editor | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who edited the content | |
reviewer | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who reviewed the content | |
endorser | 0..* | ContactDetail | Who endorsed the content | |
relatedArtifact | 0..* | RelatedArtifact | Additional documentation, citations, etc | |
actual | 0..1 | boolean | Actual or conceptual | |
definition | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableReference(Group) | Defines the variable with a concept and/or Reference Binding: Evidence Variable Definition (Example) |
handling | 0..1 | code | continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous Binding: Evidence Variable Handling (Required) | |
category | 0..* | BackboneElement | A grouping for ordinal or polychotomous variables | |
name | 0..1 | string | Description of the grouping | |
value[x] | 0..1 | Definition of the grouping | ||
valueCodeableConcept | CodeableConcept | |||
valueQuantity | Quantity | |||
valueRange | Range | |||
valueReference | Reference(Group) | |||
Documentation for this format |
See the Extensions for this resource
XML Template
<EvidenceVariable xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language --> <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension --> <url value="[uri]"/><!-- 0..1 Canonical identifier for this evidence variable, represented as a URI (globally unique) --> <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Additional identifier for the evidence variable --></identifier> <version value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Business version of the evidence variable --> <versionAlgorithm[x]><!-- 0..1 string|Coding How to compare versions --></versionAlgorithm[x]> <name value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly) --> <title value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Name for this evidence variable (human friendly) --> <shortTitle value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Title for use in informal contexts --> <status value="[code]"/><!-- 1..1 draft | active | retired | unknown --> <experimental value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 For testing purposes, not real usage --> <date value="[dateTime]"/><!-- 0..1 Date last changed --> <publisher value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) --> <contact><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Contact details for the publisher --></contact> <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Natural language description of the evidence variable --> <note><!-- 0..* Annotation Used for footnotes or explanatory notes --></note> <useContext><!-- 0..* UsageContext The context that the content is intended to support --></useContext> <purpose value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Why this EvidenceVariable is defined --> <copyright value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Use and/or publishing restrictions --> <copyrightLabel value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Copyright holder and year(s) --> <approvalDate value="[date]"/><!-- 0..1 When the resource was approved by publisher --> <lastReviewDate value="[date]"/><!-- 0..1 When the resource was last reviewed by the publisher --> <effectivePeriod><!-- 0..1 Period When the resource is expected to be used --></effectivePeriod> <author><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Who authored the content --></author> <editor><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Who edited the content --></editor> <reviewer><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Who reviewed the content --></reviewer> <endorser><!-- 0..* ContactDetail Who endorsed the content --></endorser> <relatedArtifact><!-- 0..* RelatedArtifact Additional documentation, citations, etc --></relatedArtifact> <actual value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Actual or conceptual --> <definition><!-- 0..1 CodeableReference(Group) Defines the variable with a concept and/or Reference --></definition> <handling value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous --> <category> <!-- 0..* A grouping for ordinal or polychotomous variables --> <name value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of the grouping --> <value[x]><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept|Quantity|Range|Reference(Group) Definition of the grouping --></value[x]> </category> </EvidenceVariable>
JSON Template
{ "resourceType" : "EvidenceVariable", // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension "url" : "<uri>", // Canonical identifier for this evidence variable, represented as a URI (globally unique) "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Additional identifier for the evidence variable "version" : "<string>", // Business version of the evidence variable // versionAlgorithm[x]: How to compare versions. One of these 2: "versionAlgorithmString" : "<string>", "versionAlgorithmCoding" : { Coding }, "name" : "<string>", // I Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly) "title" : "<string>", // Name for this evidence variable (human friendly) "shortTitle" : "<string>", // Title for use in informal contexts "status" : "<code>", // R! draft | active | retired | unknown "experimental" : <boolean>, // For testing purposes, not real usage "date" : "<dateTime>", // Date last changed "publisher" : "<string>", // Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) "contact" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Contact details for the publisher "description" : "<markdown>", // Natural language description of the evidence variable "note" : [{ Annotation }], // Used for footnotes or explanatory notes "useContext" : [{ UsageContext }], // The context that the content is intended to support "purpose" : "<markdown>", // Why this EvidenceVariable is defined "copyright" : "<markdown>", // Use and/or publishing restrictions "copyrightLabel" : "<string>", // Copyright holder and year(s) "approvalDate" : "<date>", // When the resource was approved by publisher "lastReviewDate" : "<date>", // When the resource was last reviewed by the publisher "effectivePeriod" : { Period }, // When the resource is expected to be used "author" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Who authored the content "editor" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Who edited the content "reviewer" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Who reviewed the content "endorser" : [{ ContactDetail }], // Who endorsed the content "relatedArtifact" : [{ RelatedArtifact }], // Additional documentation, citations, etc "actual" : <boolean>, // Actual or conceptual "definition" : { CodeableReference(Group) }, // Defines the variable with a concept and/or Reference "handling" : "<code>", // continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous "category" : [{ // A grouping for ordinal or polychotomous variables "name" : "<string>", // Description of the grouping // value[x]: Definition of the grouping. One of these 4: "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept }, "valueQuantity" : { Quantity }, "valueRange" : { Range }, "valueReference" : { Reference(Group) } }] }
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> . [ a fhir:EvidenceVariable; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension fhir:url [ uri ] ; # 0..1 Canonical identifier for this evidence variable, represented as a URI (globally unique) fhir:identifier ( [ Identifier ] ... ) ; # 0..* Additional identifier for the evidence variable fhir:version [ string ] ; # 0..1 Business version of the evidence variable # versionAlgorithm[x] : 0..1 How to compare versions. One of these 2 fhir:versionAlgorithm [ a fhir:string ; string ] fhir:versionAlgorithm [ a fhir:Coding ; Coding ] fhir:name [ string ] ; # 0..1 I Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly) fhir:title [ string ] ; # 0..1 Name for this evidence variable (human friendly) fhir:shortTitle [ string ] ; # 0..1 Title for use in informal contexts fhir:status [ code ] ; # 1..1 draft | active | retired | unknown fhir:experimental [ boolean ] ; # 0..1 For testing purposes, not real usage fhir:date [ dateTime ] ; # 0..1 Date last changed fhir:publisher [ string ] ; # 0..1 Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) fhir:contact ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Contact details for the publisher fhir:description [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Natural language description of the evidence variable fhir:note ( [ Annotation ] ... ) ; # 0..* Used for footnotes or explanatory notes fhir:useContext ( [ UsageContext ] ... ) ; # 0..* The context that the content is intended to support fhir:purpose [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Why this EvidenceVariable is defined fhir:copyright [ markdown ] ; # 0..1 Use and/or publishing restrictions fhir:copyrightLabel [ string ] ; # 0..1 Copyright holder and year(s) fhir:approvalDate [ date ] ; # 0..1 When the resource was approved by publisher fhir:lastReviewDate [ date ] ; # 0..1 When the resource was last reviewed by the publisher fhir:effectivePeriod [ Period ] ; # 0..1 When the resource is expected to be used fhir:author ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Who authored the content fhir:editor ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Who edited the content fhir:reviewer ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Who reviewed the content fhir:endorser ( [ ContactDetail ] ... ) ; # 0..* Who endorsed the content fhir:relatedArtifact ( [ RelatedArtifact ] ... ) ; # 0..* Additional documentation, citations, etc fhir:actual [ boolean ] ; # 0..1 Actual or conceptual fhir:definition [ CodeableReference(Group) ] ; # 0..1 Defines the variable with a concept and/or Reference fhir:handling [ code ] ; # 0..1 continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous fhir:category ( [ # 0..* A grouping for ordinal or polychotomous variables fhir:name [ string ] ; # 0..1 Description of the grouping # value[x] : 0..1 Definition of the grouping. One of these 4 fhir:value [ a fhir:CodeableConcept ; CodeableConcept ] fhir:value [ a fhir:Quantity ; Quantity ] fhir:value [ a fhir:Range ; Range ] fhir:value [ a fhir:Reference ; Reference(Group) ] ] ... ) ; ]
Changes from both R4 and R4B
EvidenceVariable | |
EvidenceVariable.versionAlgorithm[x] |
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EvidenceVariable.experimental |
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EvidenceVariable.purpose |
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EvidenceVariable.copyrightLabel |
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EvidenceVariable.actual |
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EvidenceVariable.definition |
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EvidenceVariable.handling |
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EvidenceVariable.category |
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EvidenceVariable.category.name |
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EvidenceVariable.category.value[x] |
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EvidenceVariable.subtitle |
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EvidenceVariable.jurisdiction |
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EvidenceVariable.topic |
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EvidenceVariable.type |
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EvidenceVariable.characteristic |
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See the Full Difference for further information
This analysis is available for R4 as XML or JSON and for R4B as XML or JSON.
Additional definitions: Master Definition XML + JSON, XML Schema/Schematron + JSON Schema, ShEx (for Turtle) , the spreadsheet version & the dependency analysis
Path | ValueSet | Type | Documentation |
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EvidenceVariable.versionAlgorithm[x] | VersionAlgorithm | Extensible | Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which is more current. |
EvidenceVariable.status | PublicationStatus | Required | The lifecycle status of an artifact. |
EvidenceVariable.definition | EvidenceVariableDefinition | Example | Examples of terms that represent an evidence variable definition. |
EvidenceVariable.handling | EvidenceVariableHandling | Required | The handling of the variable in statistical analysis for exposures or outcomes (E.g. Dichotomous, Continuous, Descriptive). |
UniqueKey | Level | Location | Description | Expression |
cnl-0 | Warning | (base) | Name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation | name.exists() implies name.matches('^[A-Z]([A-Za-z0-9_]){1,254}$') |
cnl-1 | Warning | EvidenceVariable.url | URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic | exists() implies matches('^[^|# ]+$') |
Search parameters for this resource. See also the full list of search parameters for this resource, and check the Extensions registry for search parameters on extensions related to this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.
Name | Type | Description | Expression | In Common |
composed-of | reference | What resource is being referenced | EvidenceVariable.relatedArtifact.where(type='composed-of').resource (Any) |
6 Resources |
context | token | A use context assigned to the evidence variable | (EvidenceVariable.useContext.value.ofType(CodeableConcept)) | 30 Resources |
context-quantity | quantity | A quantity- or range-valued use context assigned to the evidence variable | (EvidenceVariable.useContext.value.ofType(Quantity)) | (EvidenceVariable.useContext.value.ofType(Range)) | 30 Resources |
context-type | token | A type of use context assigned to the evidence variable | EvidenceVariable.useContext.code | 30 Resources |
context-type-quantity | composite | A use context type and quantity- or range-based value assigned to the evidence variable | On EvidenceVariable.useContext: context-type: code context-quantity: value.ofType(Quantity) | value.ofType(Range) |
30 Resources |
context-type-value | composite | A use context type and value assigned to the evidence variable | On EvidenceVariable.useContext: context-type: code context: value.ofType(CodeableConcept) |
30 Resources |
date | date | The evidence variable publication date | EvidenceVariable.date | 30 Resources |
depends-on | reference | What resource is being referenced | EvidenceVariable.relatedArtifact.where(type='depends-on').resource (Any) |
6 Resources |
derived-from | reference | What resource is being referenced | EvidenceVariable.relatedArtifact.where(type='derived-from').resource (Any) |
10 Resources |
description | string | The description of the evidence variable | EvidenceVariable.description | 28 Resources |
identifier | token | External identifier for the evidence variable | EvidenceVariable.identifier | 36 Resources |
name | string | Computationally friendly name of the evidence variable | EvidenceVariable.name | 27 Resources |
predecessor | reference | What resource is being referenced | EvidenceVariable.relatedArtifact.where(type='predecessor').resource (Any) |
10 Resources |
publisher | string | Name of the publisher of the evidence variable | EvidenceVariable.publisher | 30 Resources |
status | token | The current status of the evidence variable | EvidenceVariable.status | 36 Resources |
successor | reference | What resource is being referenced | EvidenceVariable.relatedArtifact.where(type='successor').resource (Any) |
6 Resources |
title | string | The human-friendly name of the evidence variable | EvidenceVariable.title | 27 Resources |
topic | token | Topics associated with the EvidenceVariable | 10 Resources | |
url | uri | The uri that identifies the evidence variable | EvidenceVariable.url | 35 Resources |
version | token | The business version of the evidence variable | EvidenceVariable.version | 31 Resources |